News Roundup: Monster

• There are openings for the design review board in Seattle. My thoughts on this from 2011 are still relevant.
• In Fauntleroy, 5 stories and 32 units constitute a "monster."
• Design for buildings on top of CHS now final. Not enough height, way too much open space.
• Mike Lindblom thoroughly investigates where Lynnwood Link's cost overrun came from ($). Some of it is escalating contractor rates; most of the rest is cities asking for goodies where ST isn't really empowered to say no.
• Mike Lindblom is also on reddit to chat about Sound Transit 3, basically now.
• An open house on Redmond Link Nov. 16th.
• The Seattle Times tackles the relationship between segregation and zoning ($).
• Big plans for Northgate Station.
• The Kitsap Sun has a four-parter on the new foot ferries: 1, 2, 3, with 4 to come.
• C-Tran getting rid of external bus ads.

This is an open thread.